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Prospect Capital Corp · Q4 2025 earnings

Q4 2025 earnings · · After market close · Investor relations

Briefing

Prospect Capital Corp reported Q4 2025 results with net investment income of $79.0 million and a net loss applicable to common shareholders of $226.4 million.

Prospect Capital Corporation announced financial results for the fiscal quarter and year ended June 30, 2025. The company generated quarterly net investment income of $79.0 million ($0.17 per share) while reporting a net loss applicable to common shareholders of $226.4 million ($(0.50) per share) due to realized and unrealized investment losses. Full-year net investment income reached $338.8 million with a net loss applicable to common shareholders of $593.8 million.

  • Q4 NII of $79.0 million ($0.17/share) declined from $102.9 million ($0.25/share) in Q4 2024.
  • Portfolio shifted toward first lien senior secured loans (70.5% at cost, up 642 bps YoY) while exiting subordinated structured notes (now 0.6% at cost).
  • NAV per share fell to $6.56 from $8.74 year-over-year amid net realized and unrealized losses.
  • Declared monthly distributions of $0.045 per share for September and October 2025; cumulative distributions since inception total $21.66 per share.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$167M

Previous: $212M-21.3%
EPS (adj)

$0.17

Previous: $0.25-32.0%
NII per Share

$0.17

No prior period
NAV per Share

$6.56

Previous: $8.74-24.9%
Distributions per Share

$0.14

No prior period
First Lien Debt % at Cost

70.5%

No prior period
Second Lien Debt % at Cost

14.4%

No prior period
Subordinated Notes % at Cost

0.6%

No prior period
Equity Investments % at Cost

14.4%

No prior period
Non-Accrual Loans % of Assets

4.0%

Previous: 2.7%+48.1%
Cash + Undrawn Commitments

$1.32B

No prior period
Total Investments at Cost

$6.69B

No prior period
Net of Cash Debt to Equity

44.4%

No prior period
Net of Cash Asset Coverage

325.0%

No prior period
Unsecured Debt + Pref Equity %

77.1%

No prior period
Net Income

-$226M

Previous: -$9.05M-2401.3%
Operating Income

$79M

Previous: $29.6M+167.4%
Cash & Equivalents

$50.8M

No prior period
Total Assets

$6.8B

No prior period

Revenue & EPS history

Prospect Capital · Revenue · Quarterly

$167M

Q4 2025-21.3%vs Q4 2024
Beat estimate in 4 of 13 quarters(31%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

Prospect Capital · $167M total across 3 segments · Q4 2025

  • Interest Income
    $158M
  • Other Income
    $6.25M
  • Dividend Income
    $2.25M

Forward guidance

Management continues rotating the portfolio into first lien senior secured middle-market loans while exiting subordinated structured notes and selected equity-linked assets.

Tailwinds

  • First lien mix increased 642 bps YoY to 70.5% at cost.
  • Subordinated structured notes reduced to 0.6% at cost.
  • Exited 52 real estate properties since 2012 with 24.0% unlevered gross cash IRR.

Headwinds

  • NAV per share declined to $6.56 from $8.74 YoY.
  • Non-accrual loans at cost rose to 4.0% of total assets.

Historical earnings impact

How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 20 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q4 2025

Historical avgQ4 2025

+0.4%

Avg return

Earnings day

+0.9%

Avg return

5 days after

+0.3%

Avg return

30 days after

56%

24 / 43 earnings

Positive

+10.7%

Q1 2024

Best reaction

-16.3%

Q1 2025

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q3 2026-9.9%-17.9%-18.6%
Q2 2026+10.3%+16.9%+1.5%
Q1 2026+0.4%+12.2%+5.1%
Q4 2025+2.5%+5.3%-7.8%
Q3 2025-1.9%+0.8%-10.2%
Q2 2025-1.0%+3.8%+0.7%
Q1 2025-16.3%-18.2%-13.4%
Q4 2024-1.8%+2.8%+4.3%
Q3 2024+3.6%+4.0%+6.3%
Q1 2024+10.7%+3.9%+7.9%
Q4 2023+1.0%+0.7%+0.8%
Q3 2023-1.7%-4.7%-0.9%
Q2 2023-0.7%+1.7%-9.7%
Q1 2023+0.8%+2.5%-2.2%
Q3 2022-1.2%-1.8%-0.8%
Q2 2022+2.0%-1.0%-4.3%
Q1 2022+6.9%+6.3%+2.2%
Q3 2021-2.0%-1.5%+12.6%
Q2 2021+4.9%+8.0%+11.2%
Q1 2021+4.2%+3.2%+9.3%
Q4 2020-0.8%-1.4%-2.3%
Q3 2020+5.9%+8.1%+36.0%
Q2 2020-0.5%-0.6%-27.6%
Q1 2020-0.6%+1.4%+1.7%
Q4 2019-5.4%-4.4%+0.5%
Q3 2019-0.6%-1.3%-4.0%
Q2 2019-4.6%-7.9%-5.6%
Q1 2019+2.7%+3.7%-0.7%
Q4 2018+2.8%+4.5%+2.6%
Q3 2018+1.6%+2.9%+6.8%
Q2 2018+3.3%+8.4%+4.6%
Q1 2018-4.9%+1.9%+14.4%
Q4 2017-3.8%-6.0%-6.5%
Q3 2017-6.8%-12.5%-13.0%
Q2 2017+3.5%+6.6%+4.6%
Q1 2017+0.8%+3.3%+8.5%
Q4 2016+2.0%+0.4%-3.2%
Q3 2016+1.8%
Q2 2016+2.5%
Q1 2015-1.9%
Q4 2015+7.1%
Q3 2015+2.0%
Q2 2014+0.1%

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